scoop up
phrasal verb
scooped up; scooping up; scoops up
informal
: to take or buy (something) in a quick and eager way
Customers scooped up the free samples.
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This year, look for right-hander Zach Messinger to get scooped up early in the draft.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
Head to Amazon now to scoop up the Yxclife 18-Piece Christmas Cookie Cutter Set and enjoy the time and creativity decorating Christmas cookies this holiday season.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
The Houston Astros scooped up Walker on a three-year deal.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2020 and 2023, respectively, the two missions scooped up samples of the asteroids Bennu and Ryugu and returned the samples to Earth.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
Head to Amazon now to scoop up the Yxclife 18-Piece Christmas Cookie Cutter Set and enjoy the time and creativity decorating Christmas cookies this holiday season.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
The Houston Astros scooped up Walker on a three-year deal.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2020 and 2023, respectively, the two missions scooped up samples of the asteroids Bennu and Ryugu and returned the samples to Earth.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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